Sanitary pipe cabinet



y 28, 9 M. J. JOEL SANITARY PIPE CABINET Original Filed Sept. 25, 1942 1 v "I-NVENTOR. IK f JJeZ was ATTORNEY Patented May 28, 1946 Substituted for abandoned application Serial No. 459,719, September 25, 1942. This application June 8, 1945, Serial No. 598,281

4 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a sanitary pipe cabinet. This is a substitute of my abandoned application, filed on September 25, 1942, Serial Number 459,719.

More particularly, the invention proposes the construction of a pipe cabinet having'one or more shelves, and a compartment or compartments above said shelves and having a bottom wall provided with openings into which engage the stems of pipes resting on the shelf or shelves. .With this arrangement the pipes may be easily removed and replaced when desired- Each of the pipes is held in a substantially upright position so that the nicotine and tobacco juices will flow down out of the stem into the bowls and readily dry.,

The new rack is absolutely sterile and dustproof, because the stems are disposed within the compartments mentioned, andso protected, and the'whole pipe is kept clean.

The invention also proposes that the cabinet be provided with doors so that it may be closed when it is not being used. It is also proposed to provide the cabinet with the necessary complements for the pipe smoker, and care of the pipe, such as -cleaners, reamers, and the like.

It is proposed to so construct the cabinet that it may be hung on a wall, or may rest upon a flat surface.

Another object of the invention is the construction of a device as mentioned which is simple and durable and which may be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective viewof a sanitary pipe cabinet constructed in accordance with thi invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the cabinet shown in Fig. 1 with the doors open.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig, 2 and includes pipes not shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical section view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a front elevational view similar to Fig. 2, but showing a sanitary pipe cabinet constructed in accordance with another form of this invention.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical. sectional view taken on the line ,6-6 of Fist 5.

Fig. '7 is afragmentary horizontal section view taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 5.

. The sanitary pipe cabinet in accordance with the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1-4, comprises a casing I0 having shelves I I, and compartments I2 above the shelves, and said compartments having bottom wall I3 provided with openings I4 into which engage the stems of pipes I5 rested on said shelves. Each of the shelves I I is provided with a ledge I6 extended along the front edge to assist in supporting the pipes, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and. 3.

The casing I0 has an open front which is normally closed by the doors I! and I8. These doors are hingedly supported with hinges I9 upon the sides of the casing. A latch assists in holding said doors closed. This latch is pivotally supported by a pintle 2I upon the door I! and extends acrossto the door I8 and engages a keeper 22 mounted thereon. A small spring latch 23 assists in keeping the door l1 closed. This spring latch is cooperative with the bottom 24 of the casing. Eyelets 25 are mounted upon the top of the back of the casing by which it may be supported upon a wall or other objects. The base of the casing is provided with felt pieces 2-6 upon which the casing may rest when placed on a table or other flat object.

The said bottom walls I3 of the compartments I2 are slightly inclined downwards from the front to the rear to slightly expose the openings I4 from the front of the cabinet, as shown in Fig. 2, to make it relatively easy to engage the stems of the pipe through these openings when the pipes are placed in the cabinet. The cabinet is also provided with a compartment 21 having several hooks or other supporting members 28 to support the pipe reamers 29 and 30. The cabinet has a bottom compartment 3| for the pipe cleaners 32. A block 33 is mounted in one corner of the cabinet and is formed with recesses 34 adapted to support curved stem pipes 35.

In Figs. 5-7, a modified form of the invention is disclosed which distinguishes from the prior form in the fact that the bottom wall l3 of each compartment I2 is formed from a plurality of sections 36. These sections are provided with said openings l4. Means are also provided for supporting the sections 36 in various forwardly and rearwardly shifted positions to shift the location of the openings I4 to better accommodate the stems of various designs of pipes.

The sections 36 are slidably supported to move forwards and rearwards, between support strips 31 stationarily mounted in the cabinet. The contacting adjacent sides of the sections 36 are formed with serrations 38 which engage each other to hold said sections 36 in selected positions. Aspring 39 is located upon one side of the end of the sections 36 and acts against the side of the cabinet, for urging the sections 36 towards each other so that the serrations 38 engage each other. Any particular section 35 may be manually forced forwards or rearwards against the holding action of the serration 38 and the actuating spring 39.

In other respects this form of the invention is identical to the previous form and like parts are indicated by like reference numerals.

It is to be understood that the size, shape, de

sign and the material of this sanitary pipe cabinet as well as the number and size of shelves may be changed as desired. The doors I! and I8 mat also be supported on swinging pins or dowel pins instead of the metal hinges I9.

. While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A sanitary pipe cabinet comprising a casing having a shelf, and a compartment above said shelf having a bottom wall provided with openings into which engage the stems of pipes which rest on said shelf, said bottom wall being formed of a plurality of separate sections having said openings located closer the front edge than the back edge, and means for holding said sections in various shifted positions.

2. A sanitary pipe cabinet, comprising a casing having a shelf, and a compartment above said shelf having a bottom wall provided with openings into which engage the stems of pipes which rest on said shelf, said bottom wall being formed of a plurality of separate sections having said openings, and means for holding said sections in various shifted positions, comprising supporting strips for the sections, the adjacent contacting edges of said sections being serrated and engaging each other, and resilient means urging the sections so that the serrated sides engage each other.

3. A sanitary pipe cabinet, comprising a casing having a shelf upon which the bowls of pipes may rest with their stems extending upwards, a compartment above said shelf having a bottom wall formed of separate sections smaller than the space between the front and back of said casing, each of said sections being formed with an opening for receiving the top end of one of said pipes to hold it upright, and means for holding said sections in various forwardly and rearwardly shifted positions to accommodate pipes of different lengths.

l. A sanitary pipe cabinet, comprising a casing having a shelf upon which the bowls of pipes may rest with their stems extending upwards, a compartment above said shelf having a bottom wall formed of separate sections smaller than the space between the front and back of said casing, each of said sections being formed with an opening for receiving the top end of one of said pipes to hold it upright, and means for holding said sections in various forwardly and rearwardly shifted positions to accommodate pipes of different lengths, comprising serrations formed on the adjacent edges of said wall sections, and a leaf spring operating between the end wall of said casing and the end of said bottom wall for urging the sections thereof into a position in which the serrations engage each other to hold the sections against shifting forwardly and rearwardly against the action of said spring.

MARTIN J. JOEL. 

